Wringer clamp



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Patented Nov. 17, 1925.

JOHN E. ANDERSON, OFWAUKESHA, VISCONSN.

WRNGER CLALFIP.

Application filed January 12,

To all 107mm it may concern.'

Be it known that 19 Joran E. rinnnnson,

a citizenl of the United States, residing at- Vlaukesha, in the countyof laukesha and State of lllisconsin, have invented certain new anduseful improvements iu dlriuger Clan'ips. of which the fcllowu is aspeciticaH tion.

T his invention has relation to supporting clamps and has for an objectto provide a device which is designed to secure a wash wringer to theedge of a bath tub, sink r other fixture which would' ordinarily beunadaptable to receive the usual clamp means provided with washwringers. y

Another object of the invention is to provide a pair of clamping meansdesigned to engage the edge of a bath tub, sink or the like and which isdesigned to be engaged by the clamps provided upon the wash wringer sothat the wringer may be supported over the bath tub, sink etc., and thewater which is wrung from the clothing during the operation of thewringer permitted to fall into the receptacle upon which the wringer issupported.

1n addition to the foregoing this invention comprehends improvements inthe details of construction and arrangement` on arts to be hereinafterdescribed and particularlyset forth in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings in which similar and corresponding partsare designated by the same characters of refernce throughout the severalviews in which they appear:

Figure 1 is a view in end elevation of` my improved clamping meansillustrating the same applied to the edge of a bath tub, the'latterbeing shown in transverse section.

Figure 2 is a view of the wringer and clamping members in frontelevation.

With reference to the drawings, 10 indicates generally a clothes wringerof conventional type and embodying the usual form of clamping members11, of which two are usually provided. Each member consists generally ofa jaw 12, and an arm. 13 eX- tending therefrom and threaded to receive aclamping` screw 1e which is usually provided with a swivel at one end toengage any object which may be inserted between said swivel and the jaw12. My invention consists of a pair of supporting clamps as shown in thedrawings, each of which con" sists of a straight bar 16 of strap iron orthe Serial No. 528,717.

like and which is secured at one end to a relatively large U-shapedclamping'member 7, consisting of a long leg 18, a shorter leg 19, and acurved bght`20 connecting the same. rEhe end of the bar 1G secured tothe clamping member at the juncture of the leg 18 with the curvedportion 20. The inner surface of the leg 18 may be faced with cushioningmaterial 21 if desired. A brace bar 22 is provided having one ondconnected to the bar 16 at a point adjacent its outer end, and the otherend of said bar 22 connected to the clamp at the juncture of the leg 19with the curvedv portion 20, in this manner disposing the bar 16 and 22at an angle to each other. rlhe bar 19 is reinforced by the provision ofan enlargement 23 thereon and said bar and enlargement are apertured andinternally threaded to receive a clamping screw 24. The outer end ofsaid screw is enlarged to provide a hand gripping portion 25 while theopposite end is provided with a swivel 26.

1n use, a pair of such clamps are employed and the U-shaped portions areinverted over the edge of a bath tub, sink or the like having arelatively wide edge, and the screws 24 are tightened to clamp the sidesof the bath tub beneath the rolled edge thereof between said swivel andthe leg 18. The latter should be located upon the inner side of the tub.These clamping members are so spaced as to permit the jaws 12 of theclamping members of the wringers to be engaged upon the upper portionsof the bar 16, and by tightening up the screws 14 the wringer issecurely supported upon the upper ends of said clamping members.

Thus.y it will be seen that I have provided a novel device whichisparticularly useful in apartments, small houses or other living quarterswhich are more or less restricted and in which receptacles such as bathtubs or the like are ordinarily utilizable to answer for laundrypurposes. The clamping portion, being relatively large is thus capableof embracing edges of receptacles of various widths so as to readilysupport a wash wringer, or other device. Other uses and advantages willbe readily apparent.

l/hile I have illustrated and described my invention with some degree ofparticularity7 I realize that in practice various alterations thereinmay be made. I therefore reserve the right and privilege of changing theform of the detailsl of construction or otherwise altering thearrangement or the correlated parts Without departing from the spirit ofthe invention or the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire toVsecure by United States Letters Patent is:

l. The combination With a clothes Wring'er including a pair of spacedattaching clamps, of a wringer attachment for permitting the connectionof the Wringer with a bathtub including a pair of spaced verticallydisposed inverted U-shaped clamps for engaging,` over the upper edge ofthe tub, each U-shaped clamp including ay pair of spaced parallel legsand an arcuate connecting ilpper portion, a. set of screws carried byone leg` of each U-shaped member for enga-ging' the tub, upwardlyextendinfgl supporting arms secured to each ela-mp of the attachment andextending therefrom at an angle,

the upper ends of the arms being adapted to be received by the clamps ofthe clothes wringer.

2. A. closed Wringer support adapted for attachment to a tub, comprisinga pair of inverted U-shaped members arranged in parallel relation, athreaded element carried by one leg oi'f each of the inverted- U-shapedmembers and adapted to engage With the tnb, a vertical arm secured toone leg of each of the inverted U-shaped members and disposed inlongitudinal alignment with one leg of the latter, a brace elementattached to the opposite leg oi? each oi the inverted U-shaped membersand haring its upper end conn icted with its correspoiiding arm, theupper ends ot the arms being adapted to be engaged by a clamp of adetachable clothes wringer.

ln testimony whereof l aflix my signature.

JOHN E. ANDERSON. L.

